Gerindra Support Gibran, If He Advances For The 2024 Gubernatorial Election, Prabowo Has Been Conveyed Since Last Year

Photo via Twitter Prabowo Subianto

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party is ready to support the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to run for the upcoming 2024 gubernatorial election (Pilgub). Both in Central Java and in DKI Jakarta.

"Gerindra is ready to support Mas Gibran if he wants to run in the 2024 gubernatorial election," Gerindra Deputy General Chair Budisatrio Djiwandono told reporters, Wednesday, January 25.

In fact, Gerindra General Chair Prabowo Subianto's support for Gibran has been expressed directly since June 2022. Prabowo said that when Gibran visited his residence in Hambalang, West Java.

"Planan dukungan untuk Mas Gibran maju di Pilgub 2024 sebenarnya sudah diutarakan Pak Prabowo kepada Mas Gibran langsung di bulan Juni lalu, ketika beliau berkunjung ke ke ke kediaman Pak Prabowo di Hambalang," ungkapnya. Apalagi, lanjut Budi, Gerindra menjadi partai pertama menyerahkan SK dukungan kepada dia saat maju di Pemilihan Wali Solo," kata Budi.

The spokesman for the 2024 presidential election said several reasons why Gerindra was ready to support Gibran. According to him, the ability of President Jokowi's eldest son is visionary and dynamic as a young leader. Gibran, said Budi, also has a firm character and has a strong will to advance the people.

"So from the start we were ready to support Mas Gibran. Because we saw his ability as a visionary and dynamic young leader, as well as having a firm character and a strong will to advance people's lives," he explained. Previously, Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, had openly supported Gibran Rakabuming to advance in the 2024 gubernatorial election. According to him, Gibrab as a young leader has the potential to take a higher political career." I think I have always supported him," Prabowo said when he visited the office of the Mayor of Solo, Loji Gandrung, Tuesday, January 24, evening. Prabowo said that he had even supported Gibran from the beginning. "I think I have always supported him," Prabowo said when asked by reporters.